Cartkxdge



A. W. BATCHER.

CARTRIDGE.

APPLLCATION FILED APR. 28. 1915.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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WED STATE FATE @FFKGE.

AiJ'GUST W. BATCHER, 0F HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON.

CARTRIDGE.

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Application f11ed Apri128, 1915.

To a whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, At'ors'r \V. llvrcnnu. a citizen of the l'nited States. residing at lloquiam. in the county of (hehalis and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in tartridges. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cartridges for shot-guns: and its object is the perfecting of such devices to render the same more generally useful and capable of withstanding the ett'ects of weather. and maintaining the contained ammunition in-a dry and serviceable condition The invention consists in the novel construction and adaptation of parts. as will be hereinafter described, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cartridge embodying the present invention and shown in the form now preferred by me. Fig. :2 is a similar view of a lnodiiied form.

As illustrated in Fig. 1. I construct a cartridge which is formed of a metal outer casing having a cylindrical wall 5 and a closed end ti which is centrally pierced for the reception of the fulminating holder 7. The cylindrical wall 5 of said casing is interiorly lined by means of a tube 8 of paper or an equivalent and at the inner end thereof is the usual annular packing piece 9.

A charge of powder or other explosive material. indicated by 10, is then put into said liner and retained by a wad 11. l pon the latter are deposited the projectiles or shot 12 and thereagainst is placed a closure or wad comprising a layer 13 of flexible metallic material. such as tin-foil, interosed between two layers land 15 of pasteiioard. The outer extremities of the casing wall 5 and of the liner-tube 8, denoted by Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 19M

Serial No. 24.403.

broken lines 5 and S. are then turned inwardly to have their ends abut the outer layer 1.; of said wand and thereby furnish a shoulder by which the wad is prevented from being accidentally displaced.

The cartridge shown in Fig. 2 is constructed as above explained. except that the casing and its liner are formed of a bottlelike configuration instead of c \'limlrical.

In the manufacture of the herein-described cartridges the paper or other suitable material which may be substituted therefor for the liner and ad. is saturated in hot paratlin to make the same impervious to water and which. with the metal layer 13 ot' the mid. renders the cartridge waterproof. which is an important advantage to the sportsman. 7

Another advantage is that by employing a metal casing for the entire length of the cartridge. the latter is not liable to become punctured or distorted and can be made to better fit within the bar-rel of a gun.

The turning in of the 'shell or casing against the wad also serves to resist or temporarily obstruct the ejection of the projectiles so that a greater velocity of discharge isattained.

'hat I claim as my invention. is

In a cartridge. the combination with a shell having a metal casing, of a wad for retaining the charges of powder and shot within the shell. said wad being formed of alternating layers of tin-foil and paper to afi'ord' a stopper which is impervious towater.

Signed at Seattle, \Yashington, this 9th day of April, 1915.

AU GUST "W. BATCHER. 'itness:

E. PETERSON. 

